Shure MV7+ Podcast Microphone. Enhanced Audio, LED Touch Panel, USB-C & XLR Outputs, Auto Level Mode, Digital Pop Filter, Reverb Effects, Podcasting, Streaming, Recording - Black

I use it for work calls and podcasts. Excellent sound quality and although the price is not small, I do not regret the purchase. It has fully justified itself.

Connected via USB and it as okay at best. It shines under XLR conditions.

Super Professional mic for Podcast, youtube and all social media purpose. Best ever Noice cancellation and records voice with clarity, without any tention. Good in compatibility. Value for money i invested. Thanks.

great microphone

I love this microphone! It is so nice and the sound quality just straight out of the box is really great but if you pair it with a road caster duo or pro and use the SM7B setting you're going to have even better audio. I will say even though you can use this as a USB or XLR it does not come with the XLR cable which is what I am currently using. I did go ahead and buy the Rode cable for it to run it through my rodcaster Duo. I do love the USB functionality it works really great but I wanted to be able to add a little bit more modification to it without having to push a lot of different buttons and everything so I'm running it through the duo. It is really easy to use in either of those circumstances. Whether you're using it with an interface or just straight into the USB on the computer it's super easy to use. Shure is a real high quality product and it shows in every single way with this microphone. Connectivity is great and it doesn't weigh a ton like some other microphones like the pod mic USB. That thing feels like it weighs 10 lb compared to this one. Also the sound on this one is way better than the pod Mic USB. If you have to go with one of those I would go with this one. This one also lends to a bunch more different options like getting the XLR cable and running it through an interface so I feel like you have a lot of really good options with this one. Just know that if you are going to run it through an interface you have to use an XLR cable. If it is a roadcaster Duo or pro 2. They do not allow you to use a USB cable in less it is a Rode USB product. I feel like this particular mic sounds good both ways though. So it just is a matter of preference and what you are recording through. You can very easily record through ecamm live and still have high quality sound to go with your video but I chose to run it through the Duo because I can set the SmartPads to do things for me without having to set up a bunch of stuff. I think there is a way in ecamm set some scenes to do stuff automatically so you don't have to do as many button presses or clicks with the mouse which is what I really hate hearing if you are trying to record something for a podcast or a tutorial video or something like that no one really wants to hear a bunch of mouse clicking and stuff while you were doing your intro or your outro or adding clips of stuff in. So that's why I like running it through the duo because that takes all of that out of play. I have to see if there's a way to do all of that stuff through ecam automatically but so far I don't know how to do that. I'd say this is a solid winner and it is going to be a microphone that will grow with you and will always have really good quality sound pretty much no matter what your environment is. You're not going to have to do a ton of crazy soundproofing in order to get really good quality sound which is another thing that is really nice about this mic. You don't really want to be putting a million soundboards and everything all over your nice looking office if you want the space to be dual purpose. So this provides a good option so you don't have to spend all that money on soundboards because the microphone does the job of taking care of those flatter spaces and everything for you.

Great product and timely delivery. Thanks

Only problem I've noticed with this mic is settings-wise it can be a bit annoying getting the gain right, but just adjusting the settings in whatever software you're using if it ends up being too quiet isn't that big of an issue. I have a good boom arm for this (Rode PSA1+) which allows me to maneuver this mic anywhere I'd want practically and that might also be helpful in getting it positioned perfectly for your voice. IMPORTANTLY I know people have had problems with the micro USB port on the device, however, after about a month and a half I have not had this issue. My advice is that you will likely be fine assuming 1. You do not constantly plug/unplug the cable from that port. 2. You are careful when touching that part of the cable to not be too rough. 3. You leave some slack in the cable (specifically RIGHT behind the mic before it snakes up your boom arm) because if the cable is too tense then it could cause the plug to push more into one side of the interior of the port than it ought to. In summary, take precautions, be careful when moving it (NEVER grab it by the cable when moving it, grab onto the microphone or better yet the boom arm) and also be careful plugging/unplugging it, a good boom arm is advisable for a good mic, also the gain can be an issue but there are many ways to adjust that either in software or moving the mic closer perhaps or whatever is needed. The quality of the sound is excellent. My old microphone was a HyperX Solocast and for me I felt like it had a problem with sibilance sounds (i.e. 'S' sounds coming through poorly), but the Shure MV7 has no problem with sibilance or plosives from my experience (might vary for other setups I am sure, but for me it is solid). Probably the best option unless maybe you can afford a mega expensive Shure SM7B setup and all the stuff it requires, but if you want a mic that can plug into a USB of your computer and the Shure MV7 is affordable enough then just be careful and go for it. (Side note: I heard you can improve the MV7 quality even more by separately buying a SM7B-style microphone cover and putting it on instead. Haven't tried it myself, but seems like it would work as far as I can tell.) OH! Also it should be noted that when you receive this microphone it will have an awful chemical-like smell at first, but do not worry. Just let it air out in a room or something. The smell should go away in a day or a few days. It's only temporary. Not sure what causes the smell, probably something with how it is packaged. I've gone over a few problems in this review, but none of them stop me from giving this microphone a 5/5 because all of its problems have solutions I find. Also the mic quality is amazing once you mess with its settings. I've included a picture to show roughly how you should have the mic's cable be not too tight. (As you can see, if it was too tight here, the cable would be pulled up and thus the end of the cable inside of the mic would try to do the same meaning the end of it would be pressing down against the lower part of the port inside the mic. Having it loose means the cable is straight as it enters the mic, and thus because it is not entering the port at an angle is not really pushing against any areas against the inside of the port. Now, I probably do not need quite this much loose cable, but just make sure the thick end of the cable going into the mic is straight and probably also at least a tiny bit of the cable that is behind the wider and thicker end. This will also probably make it easier the unplug and make unplugging it less risky.)